“The large and increasing burden of mental and substance use disorders, its association with social disadvantage and decreased economic output, and the substantial treatment gaps across country-income levels, are propelling mental health into the global spotlight. Drawing on the organizational and financial architecture of two successful global health scale-up efforts (the fight against HIV/AIDS and the improvement of maternal and child health) and the organizational models that have emerged to finance these and other global health initiatives, we propose a multi-sectoral and multi-organizational Partnership for Global Mental Health to serve two main functions. First is the mobilization of funds … Second is stewardship … Such a partnership would necessarily involve stakeholders from the mental health field, civil society, donors, development agencies, and country-level stakeholders, organized into hubs responsible for financing, scale-up, and accountability. … We believe that the time is right for this approach to harness and catalyze the growing momentum towards applying the large body of scientific evidence to achieve a global scale-up of effective mental health interventions…” (1/28).